 No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers, The heroes of old, Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness and cold. For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute's at end, And the elements...  Songs of Challenge - Page 8by Robert Frothingham - 1922 - 182 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1884 - 324 pages
...Tories. My advice is, reject the Bill over and over again ! Lord R-nd-lph Ch-rch-ll. Right you are ! " I was ever a fighter, so one fight more, The best and the last ! "—as BROWNING writes. I say, am I to be Home Secretary, or what ? And keep a place for poor old... | |
 | 1910 - 862 pages
...unbecoming but ridiculous. With the proper approach to Death his sting, if he have one, may be drawn: — I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more. The best...last! I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forebore. And bade me creep past. No! let me taste the whole of It, fare like my peers The heroes of... | |
 | 1899 - 664 pages
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 | 1902 - 902 pages
...in my case more bravado than pluck, but which at any rate knows how to appreciate pluck in others. " I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more The best and the last I " struck a chord that went thrilling on until the quick transition at the end of the poem, when " the... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 276 pages
...the summit attained, And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so —...whole of it, fare like my peers The heroes of old, A Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness, and cold. For sudden the worst... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 298 pages
...the summit attained, And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so —...bandaged my eyes, and forbore, And bade me creep past. K No ! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers The heroes of old, Bear the brunt, in a minute... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 264 pages
...the summit attained, And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more, The best and the last ! fj I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forbore, / And bade me creep past. No ! let me taste... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 268 pages
...battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so—one fight more, The best and the last! I would hate that death handaged my eyes, and forbore, And bade me creep past. No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like... | |
 | R. C. J. - 1866 - 304 pages
...barriers fall, Though a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, I was ever a fighter, so—one fight more The best and the last! I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forebore, And bade me creep past. No ! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers The heroes... | |
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